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What is the mission of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid? How is FSA using innovation to change the way it meets its mission? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Stacie Whisonant, Innovation & Strategy Team Leader at FSA.
May 03, 2021 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. Will there ever be a Windows 11? And we remember a man who used his hacking abilities for good.
May 03, 2021 -
Agencies will continue to exist in a multi-cloud world for the foreseeable future.
April 30, 2021 -
Speed of decision-making will be an increasingly important capability for Defense Department planners. According to Josh Wilson, the senior vice president of service lines and technology at LMI, those capabilities will, in turn, require the insertion of artificial intelligence and machine learning into their basic functionality.
April 30, 2021 -
Construction cost estimating is a complex and multi-layered challenge that almost every agency is trying to get a handle on. They’ve been largely hindered in the past by a weak reporting framework and inaccurate or obsolete cost data, as well as consistent budgetary uncertainty. The problem is getting so serious that it’s gotten the attention of Congress and the Defense Department.
April 30, 2021 -
Of all the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, perhaps the least surprising is that it increased IT complexity for federal agencies.
April 29, 2021 -
It’s been said that bringing together government and industry to talk about improving the acquisition process is futile. But that hasn’t stopped ProPricer from hosting its Government Contract Pricing Summit (GCP Summit) the past five years. And it hasn’t stopped government and industry attendees from shaping the future of government contract pricing together, through their participation in the event.
April 29, 2021 -
Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Jim Sheire, Branch Chief of Quality Services Management Office (QSMO) at Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Margie Graves, Visiting Fellow at the IBM Center.
April 26, 2021 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. We find out why Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, puts tape over his laptop camera. And we hear the life story of a co-founder of Adobe.
April 26, 2021 -
Lisa Costa, the chief information officer of the Special Operations Command in the Defense Department, said her office is offering a DevSecOps-as-a-service approach to make it easier to push capabilities out securely.
April 24, 2021 -
This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with leading infectious disease expert Dr. Carlos Del Rio, Executive Associate Dean at the Emory University School of Medicine, and lead researcher on HIV/AIDS and now, COVID-19. Dr. Del Rio applauds the Biden Administration’s achievement of 200 million vaccine doses delivered in the US, but warns vaccine resistance in this country, and lack of supply globally, must be addressed to bring the pandemic fully under control. He lauds the remarkable science around mRNA technology that will have far reaching implications for tackling many diseases.
April 23, 2021 -
Adriane Burton, the chief information officer at HRSA, said the grant programs quickly looked to her office for help in getting the money out the door.
April 20, 2021 -
Join host Michael Keegan for a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour highlighting some of the most significant management efforts that have transformed how government does business. Original Broadcast Date: November 23, 2020
April 19, 2021 -
The technologies that will be groundbreaking 30 years in the future have their roots in decisions being made today. With the right perspective, federal agencies are uniquely equipped to start shaping what that future looks like.
April 19, 2021 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. Why you should no longer use Windows 7. And we meet the Egyptian scientist who helped make Wi-Fi possible.
April 19, 2021